Of National Import

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 33, 1 March 1929, Page 7

Of National Import

N the early days of the newspaper Press the general public took a special delight in passing on items of more or less personal and general interest for publication. In the "bush" stage of development the Press found it desirable to use matter that in later stages of development was discarded. Some people seem to imagine that broadcasting is still in the "bush" stage of development, and take a delight in ringing up the station with items which, while doubtless of intense interest to themselves, yet fail in being of sufficient national importance to warrant broadeasting. An item of this calibre was telephoned to 2YA station the other night. Apparently a party was in progress at a suburban home, and one of the guests it was found had inadvertently placed his socks on inside out. This soul-stirring information was promptly telephoned to 2YA, with a request that it be announced over the air "that Mr. , at the party of So-and-So, had been found to have his socks on inside out!"